In this post we review practical supports from black owned brands for improving health and wellness. This includes weight loss, stress relief, and self care. We focus on teas, healthful drinks, supplements, mindfulness, and meditation. A new decade is upon us, and just like many years and decades before, it is time to renew…Read more »
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Shop With Leslie Newsletter – November 2019
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Harriet Tubman and Underground Railroad Books from Black Publishers and Authors
Harriet Tubman (Photo in the public domain, {{PD-US-expired}} In this post, we present alternatives to seeing the movie “Harriet” scheduled for release on November 1, 2019. This movie is steeped in controversy on several fronts. First, the lead, Cynthia Erivo is not an American Descendant of Slaves (ADOS), but rather British and Nigerian. Further, she…Read more »
What if we all increased our spending at black owned businesses?
Photo “Together” by Elizabeth Lloyd African Americans have over one trillion dollars (1,000,000,000,000) in buying power. Put another way, African Americans spend upwards of 1000 billion dollars each year. What if every single person spent a sizable portion of their buying power at black owned businesses? Consider the following. Black employers hire blacks at…Read more »